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Get. 28 192%- M. WEINSTEIN ET AL CAP Filed Aug. 4, 1924 am new Patented MAX WEINSTEIN AND ISlIDORE GOLDSTEIN,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS OF ONE- HALF TO WEINSTEIN-MANUFACTURING C0,, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK, AND ONE-HALF TO PEKETT HEADWEAR 00., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

Q A COBYOBATION OF NEW YORK.

CAP.

Application filed A iigust 4, 1924. Serial No. 730,087.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Mex WEINSTEIN and Ismonn GoLns'rEIN, citizens of the United States, and residents of New York,

county and State of New York, have mvented certain new and useful Improvements in Caps, of which the following is a specificatiom.

This invention relates particularly to mens and boys caps, the primary object of the same bein to provide a cap of one standard size which may be made readily adaptable to heads of various sizes.

- A further object is to provide means' of an improved nature whereby the head opening of the cap may be contracted or expanded equally and with little difliculty to ghe desired size of head opening, and whereickering whenv the cap is adjusted to the smaller sizes.

' Still further objects reside in so constructing-the cap that in contracting the head opening thereof the take-up is compensated for in such a manner as not to discomfort the wearer; which permits of the ready and accurate adjustment of the cap; which involves the employment of improved locking means for the take-up device; and which.

may be manufactured or produced at low cost and by simplified operations. 1

With these objects in view, together with others which will appearas the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all as-will be described more fully hereinafter as'illustrated in the drawings,

and particularly pointed out in the claims.-

In the drawings:'

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a cap constructed in accordance with the invention, and showing the front crown portion raised above the visor.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the cap with the adjusting devices detached.

. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view, on a reduced.

scale, of the cap as shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a portion of one end of the crown band, and e there will be no apparent buckling on Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken through the band as shown in Fig. 4.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the cap illustrated is of familiar type, including the crown 6 having the front and rear crown portions as shown, and the side crown portions indicated at 7 The usual peak or visor 8 projects from the front crown portion of the cap, and this visor and the said front crown portion will normally hold together by the-snap fastener elements 9 and 10, or some other equally as expedient means.

The rear and slde crown portions of the cap carry a crown band indicated at 11; the same being of preferably narrow width and of such length as to extend entirely around the head opening of the cap with the ends of the band in overlapping relation, to permit a variety of adjustments of the .band. The medial portion of the band is disposed within the fabric of the crown portion of the head opening'thereof, and is stitched as at 12 between the outer fabric of the cap and the liner 13 thereof. and 15 of the crown band are free and project from the body of the cap at the sides thereof and a short distance'to the rear of the rear edges of the peak.

therefore, are disposed upon the exterior of the cap near the lower edge thereof, and the ends 14-15 meet and overlap each other at the juncture 'of the peak with the front portion of the cap.

To permit of expansion and contraction of the head receiving opening of the cap without producing any perceptible fullness or puckering due to the several adjustments, the side portions of the cap are constructed so as to interfit or telescope at the points where the crown The end portions 14 band portions protrude These ends,

from the body of the cap. This interfitting portion is preferably provided at the junc 'ture of the side sections of the crown portion. These sections are detached from each other a short distance up'from the lower edge of the cap, and the front section has anelongated rearwardly projecting portion 16 adapted to slide or telescope. within the rear portion; the liner 13 of the said rear portion being detached from the outer fabric lltl , without discomfort to the wearer.

cations as shown,

throughout the extent of these slits in the side of the cap. to permit of the projection or flap 16 sliding between the said liner and the outer fabric of the cap. Furthermore, the liner 13 adjacent to these side slides projects beyond the outer fabric so as to interpose itself between the projecting portion 16 and the head of the wearer. Such construction at the'sides ofihe cap permits of great latitude of adjustability of the crown opening without giving outward appearance of any bulging or buckling and The pro jecting portion of the liner 13 is secured at its lower edge to a lower portion of the crown band by suitable stitching, thus overcomilg any free edges of fabric being exose p The extremities of the crown band 11 are adapted to be adjustably secured together, and the means herein employed as best ada ted to attain these results in the accomplis ment of the objects of the invention reside in providing a slide buckle as indicated at 17, secured at one end as by the clam member 18 to the extremity 15 of the ban .The outer end of the body 17 of the buckle is equipped with a cam lever 19 which is ada ted to clamp the end 14 between the sai lever and the rear wall of the body 17 of the buckle.

The rear face of the end 14 of the crown band is provided with a series of size indiso that adjustment of this end of the band within the buckle and subsequent clamping of the latter will rigidly secure the band ends together at the desired size indication. In the present instance the size, indications illustrating a atitude of nine difierent sizes are printed or inscribed upon a tape or band 20, of substantially the same breadth as end 14, and stitched to the same as at 21. This inscribed tape, is preferably covered and protected by a transparent material of a widthsubstantially equal to the breadth of the crown band. This protector is preferably stitched to the tape 20 and band 14 by the stitches 21, so as to be permanently secured to these elements. This transparent covering not only performs the function of a protector for the size indications, but also operates as a stiffening element for the band end 14, to permit of the latter being readily inserted and easily slid throughthe buckle member 17 in making the various adjustments.

From the foregoing it is apparent that we have provided cap structure of extremely simple design fully capable of accomplishing the various ob ects set forth. A capso constructed need be made in but one size,

.tion or expansion such size permitting of varied degrees of expansion and contraction of the head opening. The particular connecting means for the crown band ends permits of the standard size being obtained, and, furthermore intermediate sizes may also be obtained by proper adjustment of the band ends. When the end 14 has been moved through the buckle member to the desired marking upon cam lever 19 1s swung to the band end, the closed position to lock itself securely to the band end 14. Where there is to be contracof the cap, the telescopic connection of the cap sides will compensate for the take-up or expansion, without producing any visible evidence of buckling or puckering. With the front crown ortion buttoned down upon the visor, and t e side portions of the capresting down in normal position, the band 11 will be entirely obscured from view. The end 15 of the crown band may be provided with a loop or keeper 23 to receive and hold the free end of the band 14.

The herein described cap specifies that the crown band is made of one continuous iece and extends entirely around the cap, owfiver;i it is apparent that the continuous piece tions of the side sections 7 near their lower parts may have integrally formed therewith extensions such as shown at 14 and 15, and these extensions may overlap and be equipped with cooperating securing means. Furthermore, it may be desired todispense with the transparent covering of protecting strip! 22 on the end 14, and the elimination of such part may be resorted to within the scope of the invention.

Having thus described our invention, we claim: I

1. A cap of the character described, formed with adjustable interfitting side portions, flaps projecting forwardly from the rear portions of the cap and meeting in overlapping relation at the front of the cap, a buckle secured to one of said flaps, said buckle comprising a body having a straight channel with a rear wall and adapted to receive the other flap for free sliding movement, a lever pivoted on said body and adapted to be free of said channel or to press the said flap against the said rear wall, and size indicia on that side of the said flap adjacentto the said rear wall.

2. A cap of the character described, formed with adjustable interfitting side portions, flaps projecting forwardly from the rear portions of the cap and meeting in overlap pin relation at the front of the cap, a buc 1e secured to one of said flaps, said buckle comprising a body having a straight channel with a wall at its rear and adapted need not necessarily be employed in carrying out the invention, as the rear porto receive the other of said flaps for free firmly secured to said flap and r:- a sliding movement, a lever on said buckle stiffening element therefor. adapted to be free of said channel or to press In testimony-whereof We aflix our signe- 10 the said other flap against the rear wall, size tures.

5 indicia on that side of the said. other flap lying next to said rear wall, and e transpar- X WEINSTEIN. ent protective covering for the said indicia ISIDORE. GGLDSTEIN. 

